Lady&#39;s boot



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J. FENTON LADY'S BOOT Filed April 8.

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JOHN PENTUII m T A Patented Aug. 14, 19.23.

JOHN BENTON, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

LADYS BOOT.

I Application filed April 8,1922. Serial No. 550,774.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, JOHN FnNToN, a citi-' zen of the United States ofAmerica, resid ing at Golumbusfln the county of Franklin and State ofOhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ladies Boots,of which the following is a specification.

My present invention relates generally to boots, and more particularlyto high shoes or boots for ladies as well as men in connection withwhich neat appearance along with comfort and permissively differentstyles are important considerations, my object being the provision of aladys boot having means whereby it'may be worn either open or closed atthe top and whereby it will be held snugly, comfortablyand neatlywithout wrinkles around the instep, ankle and lower calf, in either theopen or closed style.

It is a well known fact that ladies boots are at present either snug andtight fitting with a neat fitting, or they are the reverse of this inevery respect, and it is a further object of invention to permit of adesired loose appearance at the top of the boot without detracting fromthe lower neat and snug fitting of the boot and without loss of comfort,or danger of slipping at the heel. In the accompanying drawing whichillustrates my present invention and forms a part of this specification,

Figure 1 is a side view showing the boot closed as it is when worn andshowing the top fastened, V

Figure 2 is a side view looking at the opposite side with respect toFigure 1,

Figure 3 is a side view with the boot open, Figure 4 1, and

Figure 5 is a partial transverse section taken on line 5-5 of Figure 1.1

Referring now to these figures, my invention proposes a new boot or shoeand has to do in particular with the upper 10 and means of supportingand connecting the same in use, the remaining portions of the shoeincluding the sole 11 being constructed in any suitable manner with orwithout ornamentation or other embellishments as may be desired.

The upper 10 may be formed of a single piece of material if so desiredand in any event is essentially finishedwith -overlapping is a top planvie-w of Figure side flaps of which the front flap 12 laps rearwardlyover the rear flap 13 and is provided at its lower portion about on aplane with the instep with an encircling or embracing strap 14 of alength adapting it to spirally encircle the upper for approximately twofull turns. Adjacent to its lower end and adjacent to'its point oiconnection 15 with the lower portion of the front flap 12, this upperembracing or encircling strap 1 1 has a series of apertures 16 adaptingit to cooperate with a buckle 17 secured 'to the lower rear portion ofthe upper 10 approximately in a horizontal plane with the point ofconnection 15, and through which buckle the strap continues afterconnection to snugly draw the lower overlapping port-ions around theankle as will be clearly seen by a comparison of Figures 1 and 5.

The top portion of the upper 10 may have an encircling band 18 forornamental purposes and is provided adjacent to its front with a slit 19at a point spaced from the top edge and preferably at the lower edge ofthe ornamental band 18 if the latter is uti lized, this slit beingcovered upon the inside of the boot by a flap or covering 20 seen inFigure 3 and providing for the introduction of the free end of theencircling or embracing strap 14 within the top portion of the upperafter it has been given approximately one and one-half turns around theboot, as will be seen by a comparison of Figures 1 and 1. To cooperatewith the upper end of the encircling strap 14 thus extended through theslit 19 and into the boot upper, the latter has adjacent to its top edgeand at its rear portion a buckle strap 21 and buckle 22, with the latterof which the upper free end of strap 14 cooperates in the mannerparticularly seen in Figure 4, being thus around the limb of the wearerwithout binding the upper portions of the flaps 12 and 13.

The upper portions of the flaps 12 and 13 adjacent to the top of theboot upper may or may not be connected as desired and for theirconnection are provided with coacting fasteners of a detachable natureincluding a buckle 23 and buckle strap 2 1.

It is thus obvious that by means of the embracing or encircling strap,the major portion of the boot upper is held in snugly embracing closefitting relation presenting a neat appearance without wrinkles. andstill the user is permitted of her own choice to either tighten andconnect the upper portions of the flaps or leave the same loose as shemay desire.

it is also obvious that with but a single lower buckle l7 and throughthe cooperation of this buckle and the encircling strap ll, the latterpassing through the buckle after connection therewith, the lower portionof the upper around. the instep may be tightened independently of thepressure of the encircling strap in its later spirals around. the upper,and it is obvious from this that the invention accomplishes the desiredpurposes in a simple effective manner singularl free of complicationsand unnecesparts.

I claim:

1. A shoe or boot having its upper provided with flaps at one sideadapted to overlap rearwardly and having a buckle secured to its rearlower portion and provided at its front with an aperture spaced belowits top edge, an encircling strap secured at its lower end to the lowerportion of the rearwardl overlapping side flap opposite said buckle,said strap being adapted to pass through the buckle for spiraldisposition around the upper and for introduction at its free endinwardly through the said aperture and having means adjust-ablyengageable by the buckle to selectively tighten and hold the lowerportions of the flaps, a buckle within the upper at its rear portion andconnected to its inner surface for cooperation with the free end of theencircling strap within the top portion of the upper, and detachablemeans for connecting the upper portions of said flaps in adjustablyoverlapping relation independent of the encircling strap. V

2. A shoe or boot having its upper provided with overlapping flaps, thelatter having detachable fastening means adjacent to the top of theboot, and a spirally encircling strap, the lower portion of whichembraces and binds the lower portions of the overlapping flaps in placeand extends from the lower portion of the outer flap, and the upperportion of which encircling strap extends through and into the topportion of the upper and is adjustahly attachable to the inner surfaceof the latter at a point remote from the flapsand means on the lowerportion of the inner flap with which the strap is adj ust-ablyconnectible adjacent to its lower end independent of its said upperconnection.

3. A shoe or boot having its upper provided with overlapping flaps atone side including anouter rearwardly extending flap, and a spirallyencircling strap for binding the lower portions of the overlapping flapssnugly in place connected at its lower end to the lower portion of thesaid outer flap and adjustably engageable at its upper end with the saidupper, the lower portion 01" the inner flap of the upper having a bucklethrough which the strap passes and with which the lower portion of thesaid strap is adjustably connect-ible whereby to adjust ably hold thelower portions of the flaps independent of the upper portions thereof.

In testimony whereof I have aiiixed my signature.

JOHN FENTON.

